The situation in Ukraine remains dire, as Russian troops move closer to the country's biggest cities. Key among them has been the capital Kiev. But Russia's rapid march towards the city couldn't have been possible without the help of another country, Belarus. The former Soviet state was the staging ground for Russia's northern attack on Ukraine. And that role that Minsk played, is already started to bring consequences.

Guests:

Linas Kojala

Director of the Eastern Europe Studies Centre

Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti

Research Fellow at ISPI

Arseny Sivitsky

Director of the Centre for Strategic and Foreign Policy Studies